Knowledge Café - Unleashing Capital Markets to Grow Businesses and Create Jobs

Thursday, Apr 24, 2025 | 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Location: MC Atrium

Description:This Knowledge Café will engage the audience in questions about the role of capital markets in driving stronger business growth and job creation. Through the lens of investors, public policymakers, and researchers, the discussion will use live engagement with the Capital Markets Portal to engage attendees and gauge their perceptions about equities, bonds, and policy priorities, with panelists explaining how actual data often differs from popular assumptions. Featuring a variety of examples across a range of emerging markets, the interactive session will help illustrate how enabling policies, investor interest, and empirical research intersect to foster more inclusive financial environments. By session’s end, participants gain fresh insights and actionable takeaways for leveraging capital markets to spur growth and employment. *Watch Event|https://meetingslogin.worldbank.org/en/asmeeting/event-detail/ems1852265*